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and then most city will burn down because once a unit is on fire, there is no reliable way (yet!) to have firefighter safely turn panels down to avoid electrocution. especially damaged solar cells that can produce energy while being shorted as contacts melt

distributed solar is nice and dandy but it does have some share of problems to solve before becoming viable.

a solar concentrator in the desert, on the other hand...



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